Toy gun rack



June 7, 1960 T. KoNDzloLKA TOY GUN RACK Filed April 15, 1959 United States Patent TOY GUN RACK Theodore 'Kondzolkm R.R.` Box 124AA, Mundelein, lll.

Filed Apr. 15,1959, Ser. No. 806,543

Claims.. (Cl. 211`'64) The present invention relates to a toy gun rack or `the like.

Toy guns are among the most popular playthings of young boys. The principal object of the present invention is -to provide a gun rack which may be mounted on the wall or the like to hold a plurality of pistols. This creates an element 0f interest, something additionally to do with the pistols. The rack is appealing to the boys mother because in using the rack neatness is developed and there is less clutter in the childs room.

The guns can be very easily inserted and removed from the rack. The lack of trouble to put them in place and the fact that they may be quickly and easily withdrawn for a quick draw adds greatly to the racks desirability from the childs standpoint. Other objects and advantages include: the rack is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, thus making it low in cost; it may be produced of such materials as to make it practically indestructible and appealing in appearance; it may be readily ai'lixed to a wall or other similar vertical surface.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention; and

`Figure 2 is a section of the rack of Figure l taken at line 2 2 of Figure l and showing the rack athxed to a wall with a pistol supported in the rack.

The rack comprises the base member and a support member 11. Curved ends 12 interconnect the base member 10 and the support member 11 to add rigidity and give the assembly an attractive appearance.

In base member 10 are a plurality of cradles 13 which are generally semi-circular in cross-section and extend from the front of the shelf member 10, as represented by front flange 14, substantially to the back of the shelf member, -i.e. the line of juncture between shelf 10 and support 11. A plurality of brackets 16 are secured to the support member 11. There is one bracket for each of cradles 13. The bottom portion of each bracket is'of a configuration which may be best described as generally resembling an inverted U, as illustrated at 17.

Support member 11 has a plurality of keyhole slots 19 through which screws 20 may be inserted to support the rack on a wall 21 or lthe like. When so mounted the rack will support a pistol illustrated in the form of a revolver 22 in Figure 2.

It is important to my invention that the depth of the shelf 10 from the. front as represented by ange 14 to the back as represented by the wall of shelf 11 should be less than the length of a toy gun barrel. The barrel per se 23 normally has certain other assemblies thereon such as the top sight 24 and the chamber mounting rod 25 and support 26 therefor.' The barrel with such additional items is referred to herein as the barrel structure. It is important that the distance between the bottom 30 of cradle 13 and the top of the inverted U 17 should be only slightly greater than the height of the barrel struc- 2,939,587 Patented June 7, 1960 ture of the revolver 22. This enables the gun to be supported in the rack as illustrated in Figure 2. and held there merely by its own weight. At the same time a revolver will slide easily out of the rack when it is grasped or can be just as easily slipped back into the rack when it is to be holstered therein.

The foregoing description of the specific embodiment is for the purpose of complying with 25 U.S.C. 112 and should not be construed as imposing unnecessary .limitations on the appended claims inasmuch as modifications and variations of the embodiment will be apparent to o ne skilled in the art. For example, in some embodiments pads 31 and 32, made of rubber or the like, may be affixed to the inside of cradles 13 and vthe U shaped portion 17 of brackets 1'6, respectively. The pads will not only cushion the gun in the rack but will also provide additional frictional engagement between the gun and the rack. In other embodiments the pads 30 and 31 may be dispensed with with the gun being supported on the base 30 of the cradles 13 and the inverted U bottom 17 of bracket 16.

'and means attached to one of said members to bear against an upper portion of Igun barrels in said cradles.

2. kA toy gun rack adapted to be affixed to a wall or the like, said rack comprising: a support member having means for afxation to said wall; a shelf member attached to said support member, said shelf member having a plurality of gun barrel cradles, said cradles being positioned on said shelf member to be generally horizontal when said support member is so aihxed to said wall, each of said cradles extending from the front of said shelf member toward the rear thereof; and a plurality of brackets attached to one of said members, each bracket having the general shape of an inverted U and being positioned over one of said cradles adjacent the rear of said shelf member to bear against the upper portion of a gun barrel in said cradle.

3. A toy gun rack adapted to be aliixed to a wall or the like, said rack comprising: a support member having means for aixation to said wall; a shelf member attached to said support member adjacent the bottom o-f said support member, said shelf member having a plurality of gun barr'el cradles, said cradles being positioned on said shelf member to be generally horizontal when said support member is so affixed to said wall, each of said cradles extending from the front of said shelf member toward the rear thereof; and a plurality of brackets attached to said support member, each bracket having the general shape of an inverted U and being positioned over one of said cradles adjacent the rear of said shelf member to bear against the upper portion of a gun barrel lin said cradle.

4. A -toy gun rack adapted to be affixed to awall or the like to hold a plurality of toy pistols of approrimately a given size, said rack comprising: a support member having means for aixation to said wall; a shelf member attached to said support member adjacent the bottom of said support member and extending outwardly away from Y nen-thereto beggenerally Ahorizontal when said supportV member is so affixed to said wall, each of `said cradles extending from'the front of said shelf member toward the rear thereof; and a plurality of `brackets attached to said supportmeniben each bracket having the general shape @flan inverted U and being positioned over one of said 'eradlesadjacent the rear of saidshelf membera distance suehthat the height between the base of the cradle and fthe .innere top of the bracket is slightlypgreater ythan the depth of the barrel structure of said pistol so that the bracket will bear against the upper portion of a gun barfrei @aid .cradle- 5. A toy gun rack adapted to be a'lxed to a wall or ,.the'likersaid rackcompris'ing: a support member having iiineans for axationfto said wall; a slielfmernber attached it 4 said*st lp'p'ort.memberadjacent the bottom of said `supper; member, Avsaid shelfmember having a plurality 'of M'gun bar r'el cradles, Lsfaid cradles being positioned on said .hlf 'member t0 be .generally Yherirzlfifal when ,Said SLP- port member is vso affixed to said wall, each of said cradles extending from the front of said shelf member toward the rear thereof; a plurality of brackets attached to said support member, each bracket having the general shape of an inverted U and being positioned over one of said cradles adjacent the rear of said shelf member to bear against the upper portion of a gun barrel in said cradle; and a plurality of pads on the upper surfaces of said cradles and the lower surfaces of said brackets to cushion and frictienally ,engagev the guns in said rack.

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